Artist: Damien Dempsey Title: Sing All Our Cares Away CHORDS C Em F G G/E Note: Nearly every time a chord is played, the first finger is lifted and put back down. Intro: C Em F G C Em Mary loves the grouse, hides the bottles round the house, F G She watches chatshows and the soaps, broken-hearted but she copes, C Em Michael's out of work, feels he's sinking in the murk, F G He's unshaven and a mess, finds it hard some days to dress C Em Stevie smashes the delf, cos he can't express himself, F G He's consumed by rage, like his father at his age, C Em Rits'a little child, have a lovely little smile, F G This means nothing to her father, because he's never even seen her Chorus: F G We sing, sing all our cares away F G G/E We'll live, to fight another day Verse: C Em Joey's off the gear, he's been clean for half a year, F G He gets bored out of his mind, but he's tryin to toe the line C Em Maggie's in a chair, 'twas joyriding put her there, F G She puts the kettle on the boil, and shes always got a smile Chorus: F G We sing, sing all our cares away F G We'll live, to fight another day F G We sing, sing all our cares away, F Em We'll live, to love another day, C G We grow strong, from it all, F G We grow strong, or we fall, C Em We grow strong, from it all, F G We grow strong, or we fall, C We grow strong.